How's the bear hunting In your area?
07-06-2009, 06:25 PM
#1
Giant Nontypical
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
How's the bear hunting In your area?
Do you usually see a bear every year?
Do you usually get a bear every year?
Do you have a problem with night hitting bear?
Do your baits pick up or slow down after the bear season opens and progresses?
Are there lots of other hunters In the area?
What state are you hunting In?
Do you usually get a bear every year?
Do you have a problem with night hitting bear?
Do your baits pick up or slow down after the bear season opens and progresses?
Are there lots of other hunters In the area?
What state are you hunting In?
07-07-2009, 09:04 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Idaho
Posts: 2,072
RE: How's the bear hunting In your area?
Do you usually see a bear every year?
Yes, I see 2-3 on a typical night
Do you usually get a bear every year?
Yes, and normally have several opportunities
Do you have a problem with night hitting bear?
Nope, we have developed methods to turn their feeding schedules. We normally can get the big bears to switch their feeding times.
Do your baits pick up or slow down after the bear season opens and progresses?
The baits will peak between the 10th and 15th day on a typical set up. Though after the 15th day or so the traffic will start to slow a tad bit, after that date will put us into the rut and who knows what will show up then as the tankers are on the hunt for hot sows.
Are there lots of other hunters In the area?
There are a few, but with caution and a good hard sweat, we can normally hunt undetected. I have found that with the way that we hunt, even if hounds run the bait on you, there is still a chance at recovering. I did it this year and played my cards right and ended up with a decent boar.
What state are you hunting In?
Idaho-where black bears are normaly not black!
For those who are interested, follow the posted link and you will see the Youtube videofrom one of our bear hunts this year..........http://www.elkcrazyoutdoors.com/home/video
Yes, I see 2-3 on a typical night
Do you usually get a bear every year?
Yes, and normally have several opportunities
Do you have a problem with night hitting bear?
Nope, we have developed methods to turn their feeding schedules. We normally can get the big bears to switch their feeding times.
Do your baits pick up or slow down after the bear season opens and progresses?
The baits will peak between the 10th and 15th day on a typical set up. Though after the 15th day or so the traffic will start to slow a tad bit, after that date will put us into the rut and who knows what will show up then as the tankers are on the hunt for hot sows.
Are there lots of other hunters In the area?
There are a few, but with caution and a good hard sweat, we can normally hunt undetected. I have found that with the way that we hunt, even if hounds run the bait on you, there is still a chance at recovering. I did it this year and played my cards right and ended up with a decent boar.
What state are you hunting In?
Idaho-where black bears are normaly not black!
For those who are interested, follow the posted link and you will see the Youtube videofrom one of our bear hunts this year..........http://www.elkcrazyoutdoors.com/home/video
07-11-2009, 06:05 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 12,424
I do not hunt bear but have friends that do as well as guide bear hunts.
Do you usually see a bear every year?
Yes and have saw a few already and not even looking for them..
Do you usually get a bear every year?
Again though I do not hunt bear, friends have had great success..
Do you have a problem with night hitting bear?
Not for the most part, but at times a big stubon boar will create some havock..
Do your baits pick up or slow down after the bear season opens and progresses?
It picks up for the first two weeks and then dog season starts causing some difficulty getting bears to come in at some sights..
Are there lots of other hunters In the area?
No not really, Maine is a fairly big state with alot of hunting areas..
What state are you hunting In?
The state of Maine..
Do you usually see a bear every year?
Yes and have saw a few already and not even looking for them..
Do you usually get a bear every year?
Again though I do not hunt bear, friends have had great success..
Do you have a problem with night hitting bear?
Not for the most part, but at times a big stubon boar will create some havock..
Do your baits pick up or slow down after the bear season opens and progresses?
It picks up for the first two weeks and then dog season starts causing some difficulty getting bears to come in at some sights..
Are there lots of other hunters In the area?
No not really, Maine is a fairly big state with alot of hunting areas..
What state are you hunting In?
The state of Maine..
07-12-2009, 09:09 AM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: wheatland wy
Posts: 51
dont hunt bears much anymore but can tell you the last one harvested was a night hitter and we hung up a radio at bait to play through the night and harvested a nice blonde bear the next evening. hope this helps somebody.
07-17-2009, 07:15 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
Thanks for the responses
Good stuff guys, thanks for the Info!! I asked the questions I did trying to compare your bear hunting to mine. Here's my answers to the questions.
Nope
Nope. Been around bear hunting/baiting for 25 years. 18 of those years I bear hunted. So far I'm 50% on getting a bear.
Yes, It's a huge problem. Way to many other bear hunters In the area.
At first they will always slow down but usually 2 to 3 weeks later they pick back up again being most of the other bear hunters are either tagged out or gave up.
As I said already, way to many!! It's getting better though, less permits are being given out In the area I hunt. All the complaining finally Is doing some good I believe.
Minnesota
Do you usually see a bear every year?
Do you usually get a bear every year?
Do you have a problem with night hitting bear?
Do your baits pick up or slow down after the bear season opens and progresses?
Are there lots of other hunters In the area?
What state are you hunting In?
07-18-2009, 01:40 AM
#9
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 12,424
They have been a big pain for alot of areas here right now. Flipping over some of the small dumpsters that are out side of fome restraunts and ripping the covers off them. Getting into back yard birdfeedrs ect.. Just a regular pain in the butt.. Farther out into the country side they are raising ol cain with the live stock.. Just being what they are bears...
